carrying place

American  

noun

1. portage.

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carrying place British  

noun

1. another name for portage

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Example Sentences

We carried over a long carrying place to Medoctock Fort, which stands on a bank of St. John’s river.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

Two primitive forts were built in 1725 to protect the carrying place, but these were superseded by Ft.

From The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. by New York Central Railroad Company

To the last, the Miamis clung to their old carrying place.

From The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 by Barce, Elmore

On October 12, Colonel Enos and the rear guard reached the Twelve Mile carrying place.

From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.

After passing over a small carrying place of 16 rods we rowed 16 miles up the river through still deep water; the land on each side to appearance very good.

From An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775 by Stocking, Abner